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| author | Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com> | 2012-07-16 20:01:42 +0400 |
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| committer | Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com> | 2012-07-16 20:01:42 +0400 |
| commit | 8626e4a42675ff9903f7d4fbf14d8ebc11b5926c (patch) | |
| tree | c631dfe2854cb1382a5d8f5aa11b071762ddf27d /Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | |
| parent | a8d8f02cf0c379693762107afe812b9e52090e39 (diff) | |
| parent | 9249e17fe094d853d1ef7475dd559a2cc7e23d42 (diff) | |
| download | linux-8626e4a42675ff9903f7d4fbf14d8ebc11b5926c.tar.xz | |
Merge commit '9249e17fe094d853d1ef7475dd559a2cc7e23d42' into nfs-for-3.6
Resolve conflicts with the VFS atomic open and sget changes.
Conflicts:
fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 6 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index f0ab5cf28fca..4a7b54bd37e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, data corruption, a real security issue, or some "oh, that's not good" issue. In short, something critical. + - Serious issues as reported by a user of a distribution kernel may also + be considered if they fix a notable performance or interactivity issue. + As these fixes are not as obvious and have a higher risk of a subtle + regression they should only be submitted by a distribution kernel + maintainer and include an addendum linking to a bugzilla entry if it + exists and additional information on the user-visible impact. - New device IDs and quirks are also accepted. - No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how the race can be exploited is also provided. |